Auburn, PA town hall & government
Auburn spent $931,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $1,351 per resident.
Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach Auburn's government.
Where Auburn's money goes
Where the money comes from
- Fees & charges 24%
- Property taxes 23%
- Income taxes 22%
- From the federal government 10%
- From the state 9%
- Other taxes & licenses 5%
- From other local governments 5%
- Interest, fines & other 2%
Who works for Auburn
Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate. Auburn didn't report its staffing to the Census Bureau, so these are the Bureau's estimates.
Blue Mountain School District
Auburn's K–12 school district, shared with Cressona, Deer Lake, East Brunswick, New Ringgold, North Manheim and Orwigsburg. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.
Where the district's money comes from Pennsylvania districts overall: 55% local, 37% state, 8% federal
- Local 59%
- State 37%
- Federal 4%
Of the $17,286 per pupil, $10,232 goes to classroom instruction (teachers, aides, supplies); the rest to support services such as buses, buildings, counselors and administration. Building projects and debt payments aren't in the per-pupil figure.
Which schools Auburn kids attend, test scores and graduation rate →
What homeowners in Auburn pay
The median yearly bill homeowners report, covering every local property tax on the home (town, schools, county). The effective rate is that bill divided by the median home value, so it's a rough guide, not the official tax rate. In a town this small the survey estimate has a wide margin.
Contact Auburn's government
Who represents Auburn
Auburn is represented in Congress by Senators John Fetterman and David McCormick and Representative Daniel Meuser. Josh Shapiro is governor.
Budget: U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments: Finance (every city and town government's revenue, spending and debt, grouped into plain categories). Property tax: Census American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.